Name: Pompeii: The New Dig
Released: 2024-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Kate Fleetwood

TV Show · Documentary · History

The excavation of an entire block of the city unearths what life was like before the eruption and the horror faced by the victims, and those who survived, when Vesuvius erupted in AD 79.

2024 · 58m

Starring Kate Fleetwood

EPISODE 1

The Bodies

The excavation begins with the discovery of a large brick-built oven. Further investigations reveal it was part of a thriving commercial bakery.

47m
EPISODE 2

Escape

The dig continues, and the all-Italian team of archaeologists discover the remains of a horse harness. As they cannot find any remains of the horse, they wonder if it managed to escape Pompeii as the eruption began.

45m
EPISODE 3

Final Hours

The archaeologists complete the excavation of a wealthy residence, a bakery, and a laundry and, in doing so, discover evidence of what people were doing in the city during its final hours.

45m
EPISODE 1

House of Treasures

Italian archaeologists discover a woman with pearl earrings and gold in one of Pompeii's richest homes.

54m